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be hypocritical

VERB
pretend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assume bluff feign fool impersonate profess purport put on
STRONG
act affect allege beguile cheat claim counterfeit cozen deceive delude dissemble dissimulate dupe fish fudge hoodwink jazz jive malinger masquerade mislead sham simulate stonewall sucker whitewash
WEAK
be deceitful claim falsely fake out lay claim let on make out pass off pass oneself off as put up a front
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest deny reveal tell the truth

Example Sentences

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Abandoning Ukrainians over the specks of sawdust in their eyes would be hypocritical and counter to our interests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

"You cannot be hypocritical in these matters, you've got to be consistent."

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

By early in their second semester, they decided they would be hypocritical if they did not act.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2021

And yet none of those outlets mentioned that Charlamagne himself had once compared Dolezal to Caitlyn Jenner, saying people who accept the latter would be hypocritical not to do the same for the former.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2020

But Theo has no religious feelings at all and thinks it would be hypocritical.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman